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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Happy Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are manned continuously after Lydia is damaged in battle with Natividad?
(a) the watches over the wounded
(b) the chain pumps
(c) the night watches
(d) the carronnades

2. What does Hebe bring Lady Barbara for breakfast?
(a) black coffee and weevilly maize bread
(b) tea and apple cake
(c) fried eggs and bacon
(d) tea and crumpets

3. What was coming down in the track of the sun to meet Lydia?
(a) the northern autumn
(b) the western spring
(c) the northern spring
(d) the eastern spring

4. What does Hornblower learn from the communiques handed him by the men who come aboard?
(a) Hornblower is under arrest for handing Natividad to El Supremo
(b) Hornblower is ordered to return to England
(c) Spain is now England's ally
(d) Hornblower and his crew are invited to a dinner on shore

5. What stopped Lady Barbara and Hornblower from continuing to kiss?
(a) the cry "Land Ho" was heard from the deck
(b) Girard's entrance
(c) Bush's entrance
(d) Hebe's entrance

Short Answer Questions

1. Hornblower is ordered to go to the palace of whom?

2. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?

3. Where does Lady Barbara take up residence aboard Lydia, displacing the person who resided there before?

4. Where exactly in South America was Hornblower expected to open trade for England?

5. What is Hornblower's destination after leaving El Supremo and his rag tag army in Nicaragua?

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